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“It was like flying in a dream,” Franky Zapata said, after his trip across the Channel from northern France ended with a crash into the water.

The Trump administration has released details of a $16 billion plan to compensate farmers who’ve lost money as a result of the trade dispute with China. Some economists say it’s too generous.

Battered by a drop in sales and profits, Nissan plans cuts around the world — including more than 1,400 jobs in the United States. It’s the latest sign of tumultuous times for the car industry.

The panel released its findings a day after former special counsel Robert Mueller warned of ongoing threats.

Americans are buying less beer from big breweries, so companies are getting creative to attract customers. Pabst is testing what one customer describes as a “Frappuccino” — with an alcoholic kick.

The possible travel ban against Guatemala comes after the Central American nation said it couldn’t sign a deal with the Trump administration to force migrants to claim asylum there instead of the U.S.

“The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system,” Attorney General William Barr said.

Essebsi rose to power in 2014 after the Arab Spring protests. But his political career spanned 70 years.

As President Vladimir Putin approaches his 20th year in power, anger over bread-and-butter issues is sparking demonstrations across the country.

The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.

R.L. Maizes’ new story collection is a quirky mix of humor, gravity and warmth. She’s drawn to outsiders who yearn for connection and who display behaviors and feelings they’re not proud of.

Democrats reeled in their white whale at last, but he fought against being the prize they wanted.

Since launching stateside in 2011, the green logo of Spotify has come to be, almost like Kleenex, synonymous with the weird new world of streaming. So, dozens of billions of dollars later, what’s up?

The high-profile incident, which the musician and record producer insists is a case of self-defense, has seen celebrities and even President Trump rally to his cause.

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the differences between school districts.

Scientists hoping to get more diversity of ancestry among medical research volunteers need to grapple with the history of medical exploitation, says a Columbia University bioethicist.

Today, “inequality is endemic” in America’s public schools, according to a new report.

His resignation comes after nearly two weeks of street protests. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people shut down a large highway.

The Food and Drug Administration, which requested the recall, is not recommending that people who already have Allergan’s Biocell implants get them removed unless there are symptoms or problems.

The financially struggling school district that threatened foster care over unpaid lunch debt is now apologizing for dozens of letters officials sent this month to parents.

In what a former Mexican official called the “pic du jour,” a Mexican National Guard member stands in the way of a Guatemalan woman and her son who are trying to reach the U.S. border.

The skirmish occurred over disputed islands in the East China Sea during a joint China-Russia air patrol Tuesday morning.

Evidence that arose after Meek’s trial is “of such a strong nature and character that a different verdict will likely result at a retrial,” a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania says.

There’s still much research to be done before the device is routinely useful. But one man was able to use it to gently grasp his wife’s hand and feel her touch — an emotional moment, he says.

The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.

Just hours earlier, another judge ruled that the change could take effect because it was “in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy.”

The former special counsel is set to testify before two House committees. Read his full opening remarks.